| NOUN | substance | atom | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
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| substance | atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| Sounds | ae'tahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. | |
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| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
| Part of | chemical element, element | Any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter |
| molecule | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | |
| Parts | elementary particle, fundamental particle | (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom |
| nucleus | The positively charged dense center of an atom | |
| Narrower | carbon atom | An atom of carbon |
| free radical, radical | An atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron | |
| hydrogen atom | An atom of hydrogen | |
| isotope | One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons | |
| monad | (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one | |
| Broader | substance | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
| Spanish | atomo, átomo | |
| Catalan | àtom | |
| Adjectives | atomic | of or relating to or comprising atoms |
| diatomic | of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms | |
| monatomic, monoatomic | of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom | |
| polyatomic | of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms | |
| subatomic | of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom | |
| Verbs | atomise | spray very finely |
| atomize, atomise | break up into small particles | |
| Meaning | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. | |
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| Synonyms | molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck | |
| Narrower | chylomicron | A microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion |
| flyspeck | A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly | |
| grain | A relatively small granular particle of a substance | |
| grinding | Material resulting from the process of grinding | |
| identification particle | A tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | átomo, corpúsculo, insignificancia, menudencia, miaja, molécula, mota, partícula, pellizco, pizca | |
| Catalan | àtom, bocí, bri, corpuscle, engruna, espurna, mica, partícula, pessic | |
| Adjectives | atomic | immeasurably small |
| Verbs | atomise | break up into small particles |
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